Won Norway's first gold medal in sand volleyball for more than 20 years



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The duo could cheer up after beating Latvian Janis Smedin and Aleksanders Samoilov 2-0 after 21-17 and 21-13.

Gold is the first in Norway since Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud won the EM gold medal Sand volleyball in Rome in 1997. Mol and Sørum were barely born.

– It's been too long for Norway to win European champions, said Mol to NTB ahead of Sunday's semifinals at 21-19 and 21-16

The duo has has been in great shape lately, and the final victory was twentieth in a row. The last weekend has won the majors tournament in Gstaad.

Norway won the Euro medal in 2012 when Tarjei Skarlund and Martin Spinnangr won bronze.

(© NTB)

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